“Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” -H. Jackson Brown Jr

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”    – Helen Keller

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

“Love is a friendship set to music.” – Joseph Campbell

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” -Andre Gide